james Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Do stock Heritage 150 models come with quality pots, caps, and wiring? A friend has one from the early 2000's with small yellow caps, but we don't know what they are.
Thundersteel Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 quality pots, caps, and wiring? What is your definition of quality pots, caps, and wiring? I've NEVER had any trouble with mine.
FredZepp Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I own 5 Heritage guitars, one was entirely re-done with push-pulls etc.... The rest are stock and seem like good quality components.
james Posted November 9, 2009 Author Posted November 9, 2009 Well, quite often with Gibsons you'll hear of players upgrading the guts as soon as they get the guitar. I just wondered if Heritage skimped on their stock components also.
FredZepp Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 There are a couple of comments on this topic ... in the topic "H535 questions...." in this section. It does seem most of us don't see a need to swap it out...
tulk1 Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Well, quite often with Gibsons you'll hear of players upgrading the guts as soon as they get the guitar. I just wondered if Heritage skimped on their stock components also. James, there are plenty of people that just have to swap out pickups, as well. Or the finger rest. Or the tuners. Or the nut. You get the drill .... some people just have to TF with their guitars. It's half the fun of owning them. The most fun is hunting for one. I'll have to go in the camp that has left well enough alone with my stock Heritages. Including the Schaller pickups. I guess we could go, "jeez, if you don't change them how do you know if they wouldn't sound better?" But I don't know they would, either. But, to be realistic, I'm sure there is room for improvement over some components. Or maybe it's just a personal preference. ??? There has to be a threshold. tho', between what is needed and what could be. If that makes any sense.
james Posted November 9, 2009 Author Posted November 9, 2009 tulk, I fully agree with your post. Many of us love to tinker! Thanks, guys.
tulk1 Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 tulk, I fully agree with your post. Many of us love to tinker! Thanks, guys. James, you must have hung out on HCEGF to know what TF means.
yoslate Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I'll have to go in the camp that has left well enough alone with my stock Heritages. Including the Schaller pickups. I guess we could go, "jeez, if you don't change them how do you know if they wouldn't sound better?" I always thought that if I could just play better, sounding better would take care of itself.... To quote Kenny: "Just sayin'."
redshark Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I think this topic is NOT a matter of preference. I'm sure that anybody that puts correct specs all 500k pots, a good quality paper in oil cap with the correct 0.022mf@400 volts and wire the guitar at 50's specs will hear a diference. Specially if you belong to the "old school" of plug and play and use your controls to get tone. Many of us new to owning a Heritage believe that just because the guitars were made in K-zoo and have better quality than average they will do the wiring thing like they did in the 50's. A lot of people say..."if it ain't broke don't fix it" and I don't know why all the Companies use modern wiring to wire 2 humbuckers. They got it right 51 years ago!!! And they got it right in K-Zoo so why not keep doing it right? I apologize if my comment offends people all I wanna do is just say something that should be obvious.
DC Ron Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 I think this topic is NOT a matter of preference. I'm sure that anybody that puts correct specs all 500k pots, a good quality paper in oil cap with the correct 0.022mf@400 volts and wire the guitar at 50's specs will hear a diference. Specially if you belong to the "old school" of plug and play and use your controls to get tone. Many of us new to owning a Heritage believe that just because the guitars were made in K-zoo and have better quality than average they will do the wiring thing like they did in the 50's. A lot of people say..."if it ain't broke don't fix it" and I don't know why all the Companies use modern wiring to wire 2 humbuckers. They got it right 51 years ago!!! And they got it right in K-Zoo so why not keep doing it right? I apologize if my comment offends people all I wanna do is just say something that should be obvious. Redshark, don't know if what you say is obvious, but 110% support your right to say it. The debate on what is good enough, what is essential and what is obvious will continue. Frankly, I've sucumbed to the TonePros argument (uh...more than once) and believe the only tangible advantage is the hardware not falling off when you restring and the TonePros rep. But if you BELIEVE it's better...maybe it IS. Somebody smarter than me said it first, but if it's in your FINGERS, a cigar box sounds pretty darn good.
redshark Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Ok, just a little demostration of what "50's wiring" can do for a guitar...... If you look all the video you will see the advantages of having that wiring and how it can be used with a "good" tube amp.... by the way, the guitar he plays was made in the golden years of Kzoo.....
Spectrum13 Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Great clip! Not exactly a starter pack from Guitar Denter either. RS super pots are reported to be tested before they are sold. The volume pots have a very smooth taper most appreciated when you turn up your amp and turn down the dials. It's in the way that you use it.
Spectrum13 Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Great clip! Not exactly a starter pack from Guitar Denter either. RS super pots are reported to be tested before they are sold. The volume pots have a very smooth taper most appreciated when you turn up your amp and turn down the dials. It's in gthe way that you use it.
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